Posts Tagged ‘Chateau Romer du Hayot’

The 2016 Sauternes vintage is the third in a trio of excellent vintages. Please take time to watch the short videos below that explain why 2016 Sauternes are so fine and pure and to learn how your favourite chateau performed.

Vintage summary and unclassified Sauternes: Please excuse the noise of our lakeside waterfall in the background – just turn the volume up and use it as a relaxation video at the same time!

Second Growths: From Filhot in Sauternes in the South to Broustet in Barsac in the North the Second Growths produced excellent wines across the length and breadth of the region – Bravo!

First Growths: 2016 Sauternes are fresh in style but also have great concentration – the First Growths are varied in style but all are showing signs of greatness.

As you know we don’t score wines but, just for fun, here’s an interim Top 30 of how the 2010 Sauternes are impressing the critics so far (2009 positions are in brackets). We’ll update this every week until the Wine Advocate scores are published and we’ll give final chart positions. Just click on a link for more about each wine including my tasting videos. Enjoy! Bill Blatch

1. L’Extravagant de Doisy Daene (2) – Straight in at Number 1 but based on only 1 score so far!

There has been no time wasting in Bordeaux with the release of several smaller red wines and the first Sauternes – Chateau Romer du Hayot from Barsac. Released at the same price as the 2009 vintage we are able to offer this at £8 per case less because of more favourable exchange rates. Follow the links below for my tasting video and our 2010 Bordeaux En Primeur Offer. Bill Blatch

There are some serious second growth Sauternes in 2010 with many chateau now really producing top quality wines at what we all hope will be very reasonable prices En Primeur. Take a look at the video below for a summary and then click on the individual links for tasting videos of the individual chateaux. Bill Blatch